In near past, not even year agao, Russia cat down gas delivery to Europe thraught Ukraine for some days, because Ukraine didnt pay for gas. They didn want to, or they couldnt aford it, I dont know.
But that is real problem.

The USSR monument is pathetic and ridiculous. Socialist Realism at its worst.
The Ukrainians who died while serving in Stalin´s Red Army (and used as “kanonenfutter” because of their so-called “political unreliability”) deserve better than being used as Putler´s means of psychological warfare against Ukraine.

I am very glad I was able to hurt you Neo-Soviet feelings.
Which says a lot about you, don’t you think? What kind of man would be glad that he was able to hurt other man’s feelings?
No national feelings can right the wrongness of that.

I am from this city called Cherkassy. I was so shocked to one day see that horror up there! “Hill of Eternal Glory” as we call it here needs to be renamed to “Hill of Eternal Shame to those who came up with this ludicrous idea”. Also the mayer Segiy Odarich “allocated” $12500 towards this project but obviously the cellphone companies payed for it so he just stole the money.

Nice level of information here. There is so much data around about this subject that sometimes you cannot see the wood for the trees but you have pitched this at just the right level so that the lay person can understand – thank you!